A degreed professional musician with a Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance, and Master of Music post-graduate work, Bart Elliott has worked for 40+ years in the music and entertainment industry with over 100 album recordings to his credit. His decades of experience exhaustive understanding of contemporary and classical music makes him a complete and skilled master musician.
Bart continues to work as an active drummer, percussionist, composer, producer, music arranger, director, comedian, MC, educator, writer and visual artist. He is the owner and creator of DrummerCafe.com, which he founded in December of 1996.
Mark Heaney is one of the UK's top session drummers and is currently a member of Post Punk legends Gang of Four. Mark has played on countless recordings and collaborations with some of the UK's greate...
Chicago-based drummer and composer Dana Hall has been in demand as a sideman for nearly two decades, working with major names in jazz such as Joe Henderson, Branford Marsalis, Maria Schneider, Benny G...
The third collaboration between Hudson Music and Drum Fun , Baby Steps to Giant Steps is a complete educational package that expands on the fun and developmental benefits of the popular “Turn It Up &...
Alfred Music Publishing, home to the world's largest percussion print music catalog, announces the release of The Commandments of R&B Drumming Play-Along by legendary drummer Zoro . One of the funkies...
The Ritimista World Percussion Play-Along series is intended as a practice tool for musicians of any instrument. It was created in response to several students and friends who have expressed difficult...
Bill Champlin is best known for being a member of the legendary band, Chicago , which he joined in 1981. However, his career encompasses a whole lot more. Bill's first band, The Opposite Six, was form...
An eclectic blend of serious jazz and Afro-Cuban music that runs the gamut from the most hard driving bebop to the most passionate ballad, as well as showcasing the utilization of percussion in a vari...
Led Zeppelin redefined rock in the Seventies and for all time. They were as influential in that decade as the Beatles were in the prior one. Their impact extends to classic and alternative rockers ali...
Drummer Matt North Produces Rob Kendt's "I'm Not Sentimental" Drummer/producer Matt North was making a record in L.A., and he realized it needed a little something extra. So he called up an old colleg...
Chillin' Live marks Pete Zimmer 's fourth CD as a leader. It was recorded live on the second night of a ten-day USA tour during September of 2007 in Louisville, Kentucky at the Jazz Factory. This newl...
Taking “Words & Music” to a whole new place… Tom Waites meets Captain Beefheart… Allen Ginsberg meets Ornette Coleman Bukowski meet Zappa . Take a trio in the best beat-poetry tradition - a storytelle...
This is a historical list (in no particular order) of, what I believe to be, some of the best drumming recorded in the twentieth century. These recordings are now available on compact disc — when poss...
Originally from Connecticut, Craig Pilo graduated from the University of North Texas College of Music in 1995 with a Bachelors Degree in Music. In the fall of 1996 he moved to Los Angeles where he res...
Take 5 top gun percussionists with a love for jazz and a talent for writing music. Arm them with an assortment of vibraphones, marimbas, drums, and other percussion devices... the result is so good,...
The latest release by IRON HORSE , Change My Religion , features long-standing Drummer Cafe member Gaetano Nicolosi , who not only played drums... and percussion... but he also produced, recorded, e...
Play along with Led Zeppelin and John Bonham on this Music Minus Drums CD featuring 8 incredible sounding tracks that made them famous. The Play Along tracks are faithfully recorded by Marco Moir with...
Alfred's Ultimate Play-Along series gives you everything you need to jam with your favorite Green Day songs. This book features authentic, artist-approved drum music and notation transcriptions of var...
REVIEW Fans and friends of Billy Ward will be extremely pleased with his sophomore album release Out The Door ; I know I was! The Billy Ward Trio , Barry Coates (Electric Guitar Synth), Bill Urmson (4...
The sophomore solo release from drummer Thomas Lang, Something Along Those Lines , is a contemporary hybrid sound of “chill out” jazz and progressive rock punctuated by shredding guitars and blasting...
Vitalization contains 12 original compositions (composed by the members of Vital Information) define an emerging, borderless, “World Fusion” musical style that ranges from up-tempo blues, straight-ahe...
Mark Bovee's It's For You He Came is a jazz trio Christmas CD featuring Drummer Cafe owner / founder Bart Elliott on drums and percussion. Bart uses his vintage GRETSCH (c.1968) Progressive Jazz kit,...
featuring... Billy Kilson - Drums George Colligan - Keyboards Kenny Davis - Bass Mike Sim - Saxophone REVIEW If you've never heard of drummer Billy Kilson before, Pot's & Pans would be an excellent b...
Liner Notes by Kirk Whalum It's evident to me from the very first listen that someone put careful thought into picking the title track for this CD. The song Brothers reaches right out at me, as a fell...
Have you been wanting to add to your Jazz music library? Are you wanting to learn Jazz or simply don't know where to start? Well here is a list of albums that I consider to be essential listening for...
REVIEW John Favicchia's new 2001 CD release, Dharma , is truly a work of art. Fusion in every sense of the word, Dharma is a melting pot, a potpourri of musical influences from around the world. The C...
Matt Nolan Custom - Star Crashers — Stainless Steel effect cymbals, originally designed for the Bristol Trip-Hop pioneers, "Massive Attack" to use on tour to simulate, acoustically, an electronic proc...
Matt Nolan Custom - 16-inch B8 Medium Crash Cymbal — a Bronze alloy cymbal. Weight: 1136g. Matt Nolan unique cymbals and gongs are hand-forged instruments using ancient techniques with modern-day mate...
Matt Nolan Custom - 22-inch B8 Medium Ride Cymbal — this Bronze alloy cymbal, with Pinstripe finish, has a clear defined stick attack over a beautiful, complex wash. Nice warm bell. Weight: 2853g. Mat...
Matt Nolan Custom - 18-inch B15 Medium Crash Cymbal — this Bronze alloy cymbal, uses the same alloy as the Paiste Signature line. Weight: 1601g. Matt Nolan unique cymbals and gongs are hand-forged ins...
Taye Drums , 7x14 6-ply Walnut/Mahogany Specialty Series snare drum; 1-inch 6-ply maple rings, with a Champagne Mist Lacquer finish. List Price: $749 Find It On eBay Recorded by BAE Productions for th...
